Poultry-roost.



A. J. BALDWIN.v

POULTRY BOOST. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 8 19.09.

- 932,669. PatentedAug.31, 1909.

Z 'i 07 4 a mm cr ANDREW JACKSON BALDWIN,- OF BOULDER CREEK, CALIFOENIL- POULTRY-ROOST.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 31 1909.

Application filed. January 8 1909. Serial No. 471,349.

'lb all whom may concern.

Be it known that I, ANDREW JACKSON BALDWIN, a citizen of the United States, residing'at Boulder Creek, in the'county of Santa Cruz and State of California, have invented a new and useful Poultry-Roost, of which the following is a specification. Y

The objects of thc invention are, generally, the provision in a merchantable form, of a device of the class above described which shall he inexpensive to manufacture, facile in i-iperation, and devoid of complicated parts; specifically, the provision of apoultry roost of novel and improved construction, the said roost being so constructed as to 're-. tain an insecticide into which the feet of the fowl may dip, for the destruction of hen lice and other parasites resident upon the feet of the fowl; the roost being soconstructed that the insecticide cannot permeate the body of the structure; means being provided whereby the insecticide, if in liquid form, may flow readily from one part of the device to another, so that one portion of the insecticide may not become vermin laden :ind impotent, while other portions thereof remain relatively fresh; other and further objects being made manifest hereinafter as the description of the invention progresses.

The invention consists in the novel con-' struction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, delineated in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in that portion of this instrument; wherein patentablc novelty is claimed for certain distinctive and peculiar features of the'device, it being understood, that, within the scope of what? hereinafter is thus claimed, divers changes in the form, )roportious, size and minor details of the. structure may be made, without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any' of the advantages of the invention.

Himilar numerals of reference are employed 'to denote corresponding parts throughout the several figures-of the draW- ngs.

ln the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows the poultry roost of my invention in top plan; Fig. 2 is a transverse sectlon on; the line -2 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a transverse section of one of the perches, designed to show one form of a min-absorbent lihing adapted to be assembled therewith.

in carrying out my invention, I provide, primarily. a frame, denoted generally in the drawings, by the numeral 1. This frame 1 is formed from strips 2 which may be variously fashioned. In the presentinstance, they consist of inverted, trough-like metal members, which are longitudinally depressed to form a groove 3 in the upper face of the frame 1, the said groove extending entirely around the frame, and adapted to receive an insecticide in .the form of a paste, liquid or powder. The frame is held in position so that it cannot touch the walls or other parts of a poultry house, by a numberof depending wires, or other elements adapted to a like end, denoted by the numeral 4. The upper ends of these elements 4 are adapted to be assembled with an overhead support (not:

shown), their lower ends being preferably assembled with screws 5 which are inserted into the. frame 1 adjacent the corners thereof. These elements 4 fOllll the sole connection between the frame 1 and the overhead sup port with which iris assembled, and in order to prevent parasites from descending the wires 4 and finding lodgment upon the frame, a cup (3 of any'desired shape is mounted upon each of the wires 4, to hold an insecticide, the wires passing through the cup 6, which, in the present instance, is illustrated in the form of an inverted cone.

Terminally assembled with the frame 1, are a plurality of perches 7 which, in order to provide an inexpensive structure, may be fashioned from wood. These perches 7 are provided with a longitudinal groove 8 com municating with the groove 3 of the frame, and, like the groove of the frame, adapted to hold-an insecticide. I It has been pointed out hcrcinbcfore, incidentally, that, by providing a groove continuous throughout the frame and the perches, the insecticide which is mounted in the groove, may flow readily from one part of the device to another, so that all portions of the insecticide. may be and remain of equal strength; and to the advantages incident to this structure, attention is now for mally called.

As hereinbefore stated, the perches 7 may be fashioned from Wood, and, when this construction is determined upon, it isdesirable to line the grooves of the perches with a non-absorbent material, so that the insecti-- ride may not permeate into the bodyof the perches. This non-absorbent lining may be of any form.

grooves 8 with a metallic trough 9; and this In Fig. 3, I have lined the such parasites as may be construction is satisfactory. When, however, it-is the aim of the builder to provide an inexpensive structure, the grooves 8 may be coated with paraflin.

The frame of the device is so constructed that it promotes the rigidity of the structure, and, when the roost is assembled in complete form, the result will be a light and inexpensive device well adapted to protect the fowls against the inroads of parasites, and to kill uponthe feet of the fowls.

Having thus described my invention, what I claitn as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is 1. A roost forfowls comprising a frame fashioned from inverted, trough-like metal 'lnemlmrs, the said nu-mb'ersbeing longitudinally depressed to form a continuous groove in the upper face of the frame; trans- 'erse'perches terminally assembled with the frame and providedwith grooves communieating with the grooves in the frame to form a channel continuous throughout the upper face oi the device; and a non-absorbent lining disposed in the grooves of the perches.

A roost for fowls comprisin a frame fashioned from inverted, troughike members, the, said members being longitudinally depressed to form a continuous groove in the upper face of the frame; transverse wooden perches terminally assembled with the frame and provided with grooves communicating .with the grooves in the frame to form a channel continuous throughout the upper face of the device; the grooves in the perches being coated with paraffin.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my sigme ture in the presence of two witnesses.

ANDREW JACKSON BALDWIN. \Vitnesses:

A. \V. l'lIDDLI-ISUN, 1%. Mess. 

